| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 肉 | にく | ニク |
Pronunciation: niku
How to Say It Outloud: knee-koo
Usage: Commonly used to refer to meat, typically in the context of food or cuisine.
Example Sentence Japanese:
私は肉が好きです。
私は肉が好きです。Example Sentence English:I like meat.
I like meat.Dictionary
肉にくCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- flesh
- meat
- flesh (of a fruit); pulp
- the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh
- thickness
- content; substance; flesh
- ink pad
- Flesh
精肉せいにく
Noun- (good quality) meat; processed meat; small goods
肉類にくるい
Noun- (kinds of) meat
肉食にくしょくCommon word
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet
- carnivorous
ひき肉ひきにくCommon word
Noun- minced meat; ground meat
- Ground meat
食肉しょくにくCommon word
Noun- meat (for consumption)
- Meat
ミートミートCommon word
Noun- meat
- Mytho
鳥とりCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- bird
- bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
脂身あぶらみ
Noun- fat (of meat); fatty meat
鶏肉とりにくCommon word
Noun- chicken meat
- fowl; poultry; bird meat
- Chicken (food)
焼肉やきにくCommon word
Noun- yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue
- roasted meat; grill
- Yakiniku
畜肉ちくにく
Noun- meat (of domesticated animals)
肉屋にくや
Noun- butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
培養肉ばいようにく
Noun- cultured meat; lab-grown meat; in-vitro meat; clean meat
代替肉だいたいにく
Noun- meat substitute; meat analogue; fake meat
肉料理にくりょうり
Noun- meat dish
赤身あかみ
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- heartwood
しし
Noun- flesh (esp. of an animal); meat
しゃぶしゃぶしゃぶしゃぶCommon word
Noun- shabu-shabu; hot pot dish where thinly sliced meat is boiled quickly and then dipped in sauce
- Shabu-shabu
鶏胸肉とりむねにく
Noun- chicken breast meat
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